Inspection and Evaluation of Bridge Bearings
Credits: 2 PDH
PDH Course Description:
The Federal Highway Administrations’ Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual (BIRM) is a comprehensive manual on programs, procedures, and techniques for inspecting and evaluating a variety of in-service highway bridges. BIRM serves as the basis of a comprehensive National Highway Institute training program in bridge-safety inspection. The present course is based on BIRM’s Section 9, Inspection and Evaluation of Bridge Bearings. A wide range of bearings are considered: sliding plate bearings, lubricated steel plates, lead sheets between steel plates, bronze bearing plates, asbestos sheet packing between metal plates, self-lubricating bronze bearings, roofing felt /tar paper, PTFE on stainless steel plates, roller bearings, single roller bearings, roller nest bearings, rocker bearings, segmental rocker bearings, rocker nest bearings, pinned rocker bearings, elastomeric bearings, plain neoprene pads, laminated neoprene pads, seismic bearings, isolation bearings, friction-pendulum bearings, high dampening rubber bearings, pot bearings, neoprene pot bearings,spherical pot bearings, restraining bearings, and pin & link bearings. inspection procedures for each of these bearing types are described.Topics:
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:- Difference between fixed and expansion bearings
- Four basic elements of a bearing
- Bearing types
- Inspection procedures for steel bearings
- Inspection procedures for elastomeric bearings
- Evaluation and NBI rating guidelines for bearings
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3.) Test: Once you've thoroughly read the course materials, please click below to take the final examination.
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4.) Certificate: A passing grade of 70% or higher on the exam, is required to receive the certificate of completion for this PDH course.
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Intended Audience: for civil, construction, and structural engineers, and would be of particular interest to consulting engineers or to engineers serving in government organizations concerned with the safety of bridges.
Publication Source: US DOT (Federal Highway Administration)
Print the Certificate of Completion
Intended Audience: for civil, construction, and structural engineers, and would be of particular interest to consulting engineers or to engineers serving in government organizations concerned with the safety of bridges.
Publication Source: US DOT (Federal Highway Administration)
Mark Rossow PhD, PE (retired)